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I've been planning to do the same thing. I'd rather have a fridge in the cockpit than the icemaker that came with my 330.

Well . . . . we went ahead and bought the boat at a discount and had it shipped to Chicago. Fortunately the repairs have all come in lower than what we budgeted but the boat still isn't in the water because we are waiting on a couple parts. I've visited the boat and she's really nice. Chicago...

I emailed GG Schmitt about getting some replacement parts and they never responded. I called today to just order a whole new ladder and when I gave the part # to the gentleman (Brian) he said that the ladder with that part number comes in different versions. He wasn't sure which one the 1997...

Can anyone recommend any shops for doing this kind of work (bottom re-sand and paint and engine/exhaust repairs) on a 1997 330 DA with 7.4 mercruisers and v-drives in Venice Florida?

Well, the broker works at Marine Max and had Marine Max estimate the repairs. The total estimates came back higher than what the marine surveyor had indicated and I am thinking that Marine Max isn't a super economical place to get the repairs done. The Seller is willing to discount the price...

Still waiting for the estimates . . .

Do any of you go over to Chicago from New Buffalo or vice versa? It looks like Carver has a summer home in New Buffalo but lives in a suburb of Chicago, so I imagine going back to Chicago from New Buffalo by boat is kind of contrary to the whole point of getting away. However, I live close to...

honestly I don't know. it's a boat I am in the process of buying (or not) - just got back a pretty gloomy survey.

thanks to Frank, Carver and everyone else that got me going in the right direction about approaching this situation. I have learned a lot. ktcanuck, thank you so much for recommending Steve. Like you said, he does a great job. :smt038

Well, the gel coat is a little off color but not bad, the vinyl seats are all in good shape, and the interior is totally fine. The canvas tops and the snap in carpets are in great shape. There are some small things like an ill-fitting latch and a piston hinge that need to be replaced. The floor...

So you don't necessarily need to sand it down to the gel coat to apply it? $50/ft sounds reasonable.

I thought that sounded insane. It would be a lot more convenient to have the boat painted where it is than to paint it after it gets up here, but not if I'm going to get fleeced. Is it essential to have an anti-fouling agent in the paint? This boat is a 330 DA and it will likely be in the...

Thanks to Old Vet and Searaybio270 for your replies. I'm buying a brokerage boat at a Marine Max in Florida and would like to have the bottom painted before it is shipped up to chicago. The broker told me that the Zyrex would cost $6000-$8000 to apply on a 33 foot boat because of all the prep...

I have read all 7 pages (and even the pages in the other forum that were linked in the middle of this thread) and this product sounds promising. However, does anyone have a recommendation for bottom painting aside from this product? The boat is a 1997 SR 330 DA that needs new paint. It will be...

Flying down Thursday to meet the surveyor (Steve Berlin) and inspect the boat. Thanks again to everyone who chimed in. I hope I have good news to report after Thursday.

that was priceless!

Thank you very much! I'm going to take your advice.

the funny thing is that I actually stumbled on this forum when I was googling for the spec sheet and owner's manual and found a link to the Sea Ray website you mentioned in a post on this forum from 2007! the post has links to the owner's manuals for the boat, the clarion stereo and the head!

I think maybe you posted before you had a chance to read my last one? It's a 330 Sundancer with 5.7 liter engines. The boat is in Venice which is near Sarasota. If you or anyone else could recommend a surveyor to do the C&V survey I would definitely appreciate it.

Well, you guys are really great. We are going to sign a contract contingent on inspection, survey and sea trial. the deal can be rejected and earnest money returned at our option within 14 days. Within that 14 days we need to arrange for the pre-purchase survey and sea trial to occur the...